KINNELON — A Newark man, who had once worn soiled diapers and tights to several day care centers, was arrested Tuesday near a Kinnelon clothing shop after allegedly trying on a dress and urinating on himself.

Rhode asked for help trying on a dress, according to Lt. John Schwartz.

A female employee gave him the dress to try on and he asked her to stay outside the dressing room so he could show her how it looked once it was on, Schwartz said.

When Rhode came out of the dressing room, he allegedly said the dress did not fit, began a sexually explicit conversation with the employee and touched himself, showing the employee that he had urinated on himself. Rhode then allegedly asked her for her phone number before fleeing the store.

He was charged with criminal sexual contact, lewdness and criminal mischief. He was taken to Morris County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

This is the third time he has been arrested for similar behavior, Schwartz said. The first arrest came in 2002 for an incident at The Apple Montessori School and again in 2004 for an incident at Kinnelon Borough Hall. Rhode went to the municipal building wearing a diaper under his pants to apply for a public defender, a day after he had pleaded not guilty to a motor vehicle violation in municipal court. When the court administrator stepped away from the counter to get him the necessary paperwork, Rhode soiled his diaper, Schwartz said. When the court employee returned, she gave him the paperwork, and Rhode left.